Rugby injury to sideline Van Niekerk for nine months
Star athlete Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa revealed on Tuesday that he injured his knee in a recent celebrity rugby match and could be sidelined for nine months.
The Olympic and world 400-metre champion and world record-holder has cut short his honeymoon after getting married two days ago so that he can have surgery in the United States.
“This is sport and these things (injuries) happen,” he said in a statement.
Among the events Van Niekerk will miss is the Commonwealth Games on the Australian Gold Coast next April.
Read the full story on: The Citizen.
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